Tanning hides



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES W. CLAXTON, OF BARREN FORK, ARKANSAS.

TANNING HIDES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 501,586, dated July 18,1893.

Application filed March 13, 1893, Serial No. 465,739- (No specimens.)

To all whom it may concern.- Be it known that I, J AMES W. CLAXTON, ofBarren Fork, in the county of Izard and State I of Arkansas, haveinvented certain new and and has for its object the production of acheap, simple and highly efficient compound whereby hides of all kindscan be readily treated and a good quality of leather produced therefrom.

The compound is composed of the following ingredients:red oak bark;white oak bark; ash bark; table salt; lye soap; soda; gum gambria; alum;and pure phosphate of sodium. Theseingredientsare allthoroughlyintermingled into a homogeneous compound ready for use. The compoundabove noted is free from all acids and its application to hides willresult in the production of leather of a most superior nature.

If the hide to be treated is green I firstapply on-the hair side thereofa coating of lyesoap and ashes. I then double the hair side face to faceand allow it to thus stand for five or six hours. Then to eight or tengallons of rain water I add a half-bushel of lime and place the hidetherein so as to remove all hair. The hide is then removed andthoroughly cleaned. After it is cleaned the hide is placed in a vatwherein the ingredients composing my improved compoundhave beenpreviously placed. I allow the hide to remain soaking.

therein for a certain length of time until it-is thoroughly treated anda superior quality of leather is obtained.

The advantages of my invention are apparent to those skilled in the artto which it appertains and it will be seen that I have produced acompound which is extremely simple and inexpensive and that by meansthereof superior results are obtained.

I am aware that some of the ingredients of my compound have heretoforebeen used conjunctively and in connection with other elements, but I amnot aware of any compound embracing all the combined elements herein setforth.

I claim as my invention- The herein-described improved compound fortanning or treating hides, the same consisting of red-oak bark; whiteoak bark; ash bark; table salt; lye soap; soda; gum gambria; alum andpure phosphate of sodium, as set forth.

In testimonywhereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

I JAMES w. CLAXTON.

Witnesses:

J. C. SOUTHWORTH, WALTER METOALF.

